Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Who you are

• Capella Space is looking for a Staff Manufacturing Engineer with extensive experience in spacecraft manufacturing
• 8+ years of experience in the manufacturing of spacecrafts or complex electro-mechanical systems in an aerospace or space environment
• Hands on manufacturing and test experience
• Deep knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards
• Proficient in 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred)
• Proficient with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools

What the job involves

• In this role, you will lead the manufacturing of multiple satellite configurations from initial bus assembly, payload integration, and launch base integration
• Own execution of all spacecraft assembly and integration activities, ensuring hardware is built to engineering requirements, quality standards, and production schedules
• Develop work instructions and manufacturing processes with a focus on increasing yield and reducing cycle time
• Lead investigation, resolution, and root cause/corrective action for non-conformances
• Design and own large scale GSE needed for manufacturing and integrating spacecrafts
• Review models and drawings to ensure conformance with manufacturing requirements and to increase manufacturability
• Partners with engineering on Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to improve producibility, reduce cycle time, and minimize defects
• Partner with supply chain and supplier base to improve material first pass yield